Necktie



IVI. SFEGLER.'

NECKTIE.

APPLICATION men Nov. 18, 1920.

.i Y@ m/m////mh Patented Oct. 10, 1922.

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MANDEL SIEG-LER, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-FOTRTH TO IRVING E. vSI:[EIGrIIJ-'ilt AND ONE-FOURTH TO MAURICE KAUFIVIAN, BOTH OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, AND ONE-FOURTH TO JAKE FISHER, OF ROSE, NEW

JERSEY.

'Nncnrrn Application med November rs, 1920. 'serial no. 424,958.

To @ZZ 107mm 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, Mannen Srrnennn, la citizen of the United States, and a resident of Brooklyn, in the -coi'inty of Kings land State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Neckties, of which the following Vis a specifica-tion.

vMy present invention relates generally to neckties and more particularly to what are generally knownas `four-in#hand ties, that type of tie which according to the usual construction embodiesV a relatively narrow central portion gradually widening toward its opposite ends and being substantially wider at `one end which is wrapped around the other end and finally passed through one' of the turns to orm'the knot.

It is a well known tact that ties ot this nature when knotted and unknotted a few times become wrinkled, frayed and otherwise quickly lose their original appearance, and although it has been proposed to form a more or less solid permanent knot with a guide opening through which one st-iiiened end of the tie may be passed, there is considerable objection to such an arrangement as the solidity and permanency of the knot precludes the appearance of a hand knotted tie.

According to my invention l propose the advantages of the tie having a permanent y knot, in respect to economy and at the same time preserve the advantages in appearance ot' the hand knotted tie.

lt is quite obvious that the usual hand knotted tie cannot be entirely removed without withdrawing the free end of the tie through the knot and it is equally obvious that with the usual tie such complete withdrawal prevents reinsertion of the free end through the knot and requires that the knot be 'reformed .in again placing the tie .in proper position for wear.

lt is my object to permit the free end of the tie to be partially withdrawn through the knot and the collar encircling portion detached from the portion remaining through the knot by virtue ot a detachable coupling which when reassembled can be pulled through the knot and the tie once more placed in position with the original knot intact.

In the accompanying drawing which illustrates my invention and forms a part of this specication,

`Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improved necktie las it appears 1n use.

Fig-ure 2 1s a perspective view showing` the Aposition of the parts after removal of the tie,

Figure 3 is a detail section through the rmugil-ngmember, y

Figure 4 is a 'perspective 'view of the coupling members detached.

Referring new to these figures my invention 'proposes a four-i'n-ha'nd tie which may be ot' the general vshape of 'the four-in-hand ties now extensively used and comprising a central relatively narrow neck encircling portion 10 and the flowing gradually widening end portions 11 and 12 of which the latter, the wider of the two is commonly used with two or more turns around the smaller Vflaring lend 11 so that by passing the same downwardly through the last turn, the knot 13 of Figure 1 will be formed.

My invention proposes the insertion of a detachable coupling generally indicated at 14:, within the smaller flowing end 11 of the tie, in such position that when the tie is initially knotted, this coupling member 14C will be positioned below the knot as indicated in dotted lines in Figure 1 and concealed beneath the wider flowing end 12.

While capable of various constructions the detachable coupling 14 is preferably constituted by a pair of cylindrical sections 15 and 16, each of which is tubular and is apertured adjacent to its outer end as at 17 in order that the adjacent portion of the necktie may be extended into such end and secured as for instance by sewing, the stitches 18 passing through the apertures 17. Within its opposite end the section 15 has a rib 19, and Within the opposite end of the section 16 is secured a projecting head 20 adapted to be extended into the open end of the section 15, said head being flattened at one side as at 21 to permit its extremity to pass the rib 19 and having a slot 22 adapted to receive the rib upon partial rotation of the two sections 15 and 1G relatively to one another.

The necktie as proposed by my invention is made'up in the rst instance similar to the usual tour-in-hand tie and is initially tied by the purchaser in the usual way except that care must be taken that when tied and drawn tight the detachable connected portions adjacent to the snmller ot the two flowing ends oi ther` tie will be below the knot :Mid concealed beneath the larger olf the two itlowing ends.

ln this way the knot assumes the 'forni in the lirst instruire desired by the individual, and this knot remainspermanently in the tie thereafter in View of the tact that it becomes possible to partially withdraw the flowing end ot the; tie through the knot until the coupling member let comes above the knot so that the neck encircling portion can be treed by disconnection at the coupling, leaving the smaller ot the two {iowing ends of the tie with its section 15 oit the coupling through the knot.

Thus when again placing the tie in position it is simply necessary to pass vthe neck encircling.;` portion l() around or through a collar and re-engage thesections l5 and lo ot the cotmling by inserting the head ot section 16 into the open tree end of section l5 and partially rotating the same. rl`hen the knot may be drawn into proper place in connection with the collar by pulling` upon the smaller o'l' the two flowing ends so as to again draw the coupling member downwardly through the knot.

My invention insures individuality of the knot in spite of its permanently and eiiects great economy in use of the tie'by virtue of tl1e fact that it eliminates reformation of the knot each time the tie is .to be worn.

I claim:

l. A necktie in two sections having a detachable connector between the sections adapted to slide through a tie knot, said connector including a stud member and a socket member both of cylindrical form7 the socket member having an internal cross rib and the stud member having a socket entering head flattened at one side for movement past the rib and provided with a slot to receive the rib upon partial rotation ot the stud member.

2. A necktie in two sections having a detachable connector between the sections adapted to slide through a tie knot, said connector including a stud member and a sockety member both of cylindrical ornntlie Y smfketv member having an internal cross rib and the stud member having a socket entering head flattened at one side for movement past the rib and provided with a slot to receive the rib upon partial rotation of the stud member, said rib being spaced from one end ot the socket and said stud member having a `reduced portion at the inner end of said head, to interiit the end ot the socket member as described.

MANDEL SPIEGLER. 

